diff --git a/sys/boot/common/loader.8 b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
index 8569709779c..7a1957af940 100644
--- a/sys/boot/common/loader.8
+++ b/sys/boot/common/loader.8
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ following subsections.
 .It Ic >name
 .It Ic body>
 .It Ic compare
-This the STRING word set's
+This is the STRING word set's
 .Ic compare .
 .It Ic compile-only
 .It Ic endif